Snapshot · The MeidasTouch Podcast
Because the U.S. security umbrella was destroyed in Arab nations, those countries began approaching China to replace it, with China's foreign minister meeting Iran's foreign minister.
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Meiselas presents satellite imagery confirming what the U.S. government has not publicly acknowledged: Iran conducted a sustained, systematic campaign to destroy American air bases across Arab nations between July 9 and July 24 [1] — Ben Meiselas "Between July 9 and July 24, Iran systematically destroyed U.S. air bases across Arab nations — King Faisal, Ali al-Salem, Tower 22, Muafiq …" 09:25 . The bases hit include King Faisal, Ali al-Salem, Tower 22, Muafiq Salti in Jordan — where service members were killed — multiple installations in Syria, and Erbil in Iraq, described as 'obliterated.' Soldier barracks, MQ-9 drone hangars, jet hangars, and helicopter facilities were all targeted. The crucial detail: the imagery comes from Russian and Chinese satellites because the United States government banned private satellite companies from documenting the damage — meaning Americans are dependent on adversary nations to see the truth of their own military's losses. Trump was forced to move all remaining U.S. equipment to Israel; the American security umbrella in Arab nations has effectively ceased to exist, sending those nations shopping for a replacement.
Iran destroyed multiple U.S. air bases across Arab nations — including in Syria, Jordan, Erbil Iraq, and Saudi Arabia — between July 9th and July 24th.
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